Books Blog : Marriage, Framilieshttp://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/tags/Marriage/Framilies/default.aspxTags: Marriage, FramiliesenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)That Old Cape Magic new book by Richard Russo http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2009/08/21/that-old-cape-magic-new-book-by-richard-russo.aspxFri, 21 Aug 2009 18:45:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1789GoldensRule@evpl2http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1789http://evpl.org/community/blogs/books/archive/2009/08/21/that-old-cape-magic-new-book-by-richard-russo.aspx#comments<p>Having just listened to That Old Cape magic by Richard Russo of Empire Falls fame wanted to say it is a book that resonates ...both hilariously funny in part (the wedding rehearsal dinner ) to achingly sad in its depiction of family life.&nbsp;It is&nbsp; told from the perspective of 54 year old college professor. former &nbsp;screen writer , Jack Griffin whose academic parents lives he details from his child hood to finding the best place on the cape to scatter their ashes&nbsp;.&nbsp; It is a study in family relationships, friendships and yearnings for something always out of reach, ...the belief that if only ......</p>
<p>&nbsp;As a child Jack and his parents vacationed on&nbsp;Cape Cod&nbsp;every summer after being forced to endure 11 months out of each year in the &quot;mid......west&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; where his parents taught at a large public university&nbsp; (think IU).&nbsp; As always, &nbsp;every summer they spend time looking at real estate only to label it all either &quot;wouldn&#39;t have it for a gift&quot;&nbsp; or &quot;&nbsp;too expensive&quot; .&nbsp;&nbsp; The reality of their own lives, fed by their belief in dreams, is never satisfactoy.&nbsp; Jack carries some of their&nbsp;angst into his own marriage as he examines his options at midlife as once again he crosses the Sagamore Bridge onto the Cape .&nbsp; Russo&#39;s characters will stay with you long after the last chapter.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1789" width="1" height="1">MarriageCape CodFramiliesRichard Russo